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[โ€“] 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Alrighty.

1 in person 3rd stage interview

2 first stage phone interviews.

Let's see what happens.

Edit:

My right ear has been blocked for a week and a half and I just got it cleaned.

It is fucking GLORIOUS to not constantly hear myself breathing.

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Looks like my work laptop has won the Windows 11 brick lottery

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 8 months ago* (3 children)

    There's this American guy (or maybe Canadian, I'm no good at telling the accents apart) sitting in the co-working open plan area today (in a group of 4) and he is literally SHOUTING his conversation. Non-stop talking since I arrived. I will be getting no work done today. I think I'm going to move for the day instead of asking them to STFU, I don't feel like a confrontation.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Canuks tend to be less cunty like that, sounds American to me.

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (6 children)

    It wasnโ€™t a good one yesterday.

    Cat rescueI reached out to the rescue contact and explained the trapping difficulties, said I could try and detain the cat in the house for a chip scan and maybe foster.

    But the pressure to keep him was intense and she even straight up said he would help me get over Melbcat. I was halfway through setting up a quarantine area with an enclosure but got overwhelmed and had a bit of a breakdown.

    Going mentalI was dreaming of paying for more operations for a still living Melbcat, taking shady abusive jobs and pretending she was another cat for discounts to afford them. Yeah Iโ€™m really not mentally okay.

    Then just now I wanted to do the neglected dishes with the mini dishwasher I never got around to selling. Who cares if theyโ€™re covered in soap after, Iโ€™m not very hungry. I just want them cleaned and put away. โ€ฆIt broke.

    Edit: Black cat came by again

    spoilerso I was able to give food and apply this monthโ€™s spot on. But he hissed when I gently picked him up a few inches off the ground. He was also most distressed by the paper collar, dodging and more hissing while I tried to put it on him. Itโ€™s on, without even restraining him because Iโ€™m just that deft.

    But yes, he sat around being angry about the collar for a minute and heโ€™s now run off quite pissed with me. Thereโ€™s been a rupture of trust.

    Iโ€™m now less confident about quarantine or fostering, and if he went into the system the hissing risks him being put down.

    Edit: He pulled the paper collar off.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

    hugs

    about the dishes, when miss seagoon stayed she wanted Fairy dishwashing tablets, said they worked better , and rinse aid

    here's the thing, I rinse all the gunk off dishes before hand, she doesn't

    I have been using eco brands that have no perfumes

    I was really put off by the strong perfumes in the main brands

    so you are not alone in this and not OCD, it really is unacceptable how strongly perfumed every thing is

    and black cat is ok, he is still figuring things out, Bill hid and wouldn't let anyone touch him for six weeks. Now he's devoted to everyone and we to him. Black cat will be ok. As will you. ๐Ÿ˜˜

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

    The dishwasher threw an E4 error and wonโ€™t stop making a pumping noise even after off and on, probably overfilled due to a sensor error. Maybe flooded something internal. May not resolve and I donโ€™t want to risk trying to repair it myself. I probably canโ€™t sell it now and third party = warranty nightmare if itโ€™s still valid. If it doesnโ€™t work again Iโ€™ll dispose of it when I get time and take the loss.

    I donโ€™t know what to do with him. Iโ€™m busy cleaning but will print the posters and ask for help sticking them up. I may assemble the enclosure just to have an emergency spot ready if he gets injured or cannot stay out there, but I need to slow my roll and likely canโ€™t keep him.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 8 months ago

    I hope today is a better day. Youโ€™re allowed to be firm with the rescue person. They probably mean well and donโ€™t know how stressful this is for you. โ€˜I canโ€™t right now, and please donโ€™t pressure me furtherโ€™ is perfectly ok to say.

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    I like my new car. Itโ€™s fun to drive, looks cute, sounds great.

    STOP BEEPING AT ME.I just wish that it would shut the fuck up. I donโ€™t need to be told every time thereโ€™s a speed change. I donโ€™t need to be beeped at every time I go 1km over the limit. Stop telling me thereโ€™s a line near me. Why do I care if my door is open for a moment while I check something and the engine is off.

    Thankfully most of it can be switched off pretty easily, but oh my god itโ€™s so fucking annoying and has to be done every time I start the car. I want to drive a car, not have a car telling me how to drive.

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I really don't like all of those automatic things. I like simple controls that I am in control of. It was one reason I resisted updating my car for so long, and only did when I realised I could get a van that didn't have all those extras as standard. It's not just the beeps and stuff either, too much in the way of sensors in everything make repairs a lot more expensive.

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    I have finally been able to harvest my first ripe tomato of the season

    teaspoon for scale

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    In happier news, one of my neighbours has an assistance dog in training, and I've just witnessed him doing something very impressive.

    Abraham (and the L-Plates On His Harness) is figuring out lift buttons. He can call the elevator

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 8 months ago

    Brother, your church bells are a minute early.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 8 months ago

    I have gymed. Great success.

    New trainer is lovely. I like her

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  • In person went OK. We'll see what happens.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 8 months ago (1 child)
  • [โ€“] 6 points 8 months ago (10 children)

    Someone has stolen my doormat.

    โ€ฆI have questions

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 8 months ago

    Some people will steal anything that's not bolted down (and sometimes they'll steal that too, along with the bolts).

    I find it easier to deal with such despicable acts if I anthropomiphise to a ridiculous degree - your doormat has just reached an age where it wants more independence and has set off to travel the world. It's out there somewhere living it's best life, getting to experience other doorsteps and being stepped on by a wide array of interesting people.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    I wonder what it could possibly be used for?

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Yeah so unintended side effect of quitting vaping is I need to learn to control my singing voice again.

    Frustrating.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    The glass plate I made has just turned 7 (according to Facebook)

    That was a very enjoyable afternoon class, and the plate is now my fruit bowl in the kitchen. It doesn't feel like seven years ago. I spent a couple of months long service leave staying at home and doing lots of classes and activities locally, it was a lot of fun.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    I have the other side of things where I fall asleep at 9pm and wake at 3am. I think we're both looking for that elusive 11pm to 6am golden window.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I used to have sleep patterns like that. I found when there wasn't anything forcing me to be up at any particular time I'd keep about a 26-28 hour day, going to bed and getting up a couple of hours later each day. The rotational shift work I'm doing worked fairly well with that, doing two 12 hour day shifts followed by two 12 hour night shifts, then four days off to reset.

    I found that the patterns changed as I got older though - I went through a period where I stopped being able to stay up overnight and changed to doing all day shifts, and have now moved back again to the rotating shifts which are working ok again, but I'm finding it harder to sleep during the day than I used to.

    I always found the most important thing is to not stress about when I 'should' be sleeping, or how much sleep I should get. I also cycle through periods where I seem to need around 10 hours sleep a night and others where I only seem to need 5 or 6. I try to just let my body do what it wants as much as I can within the constraints of work etc. and not stress about it too much. If I start to think about it too much it just adds another thing to be circling my brain and stop me from getting to sleep.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Coming at you from the new vacuum cleaner phone

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    think I'll go into the city and get some walking exercise and do a few errands

    I don't deny the news lately, life lately, has been tough, and it's hard to get motivated

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 8 months ago

    Incidental exercise is great, walking around the shops all adds up! But I hear you on the motivation. Itโ€™s an ongoing struggle for me, and external events donโ€™t help. Iโ€™m envious of people who are always full of drive and energy. For me itโ€™s having to push myself through the day, every day. I donโ€™t have any solutions.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 4 points 8 months ago (1 child)
  • [โ€“] 3 points 8 months ago*

    Summer Series run 3 done. The Tan, 2 laps.

    My god that hill is a killer

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 8 months ago (6 children)

    Well. That was humbling lol

    Teacher is cool but yeah, lot of work to do.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    Yup.

    When you're self taught it's easy to forget there are better ways of doing things.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Beep Beep ๐Ÿšš
    ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅฅ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿซ›๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿซš๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฅ–๐Ÿฅจ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง‡๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿงˆ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿซ“๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿง†๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฏ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿชผ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿข๐Ÿก๐Ÿง๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿจ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต๐Ÿบ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿง‹๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿน๐Ÿง‰๐Ÿ”‹

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 8 months ago

    Vacuum cleaner has arrived as well I bought it for my kids to play with, aren't they lucky I'd upgrade my whole phone just to get them a new toy?

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